If you knew that a fast food chain, like Carl's Jr, for example, supported ultra right wing causes - and you were of a totally different political affiliation - but you really liked their burgers - would you eat there anyway?

Nope.

I don’t know a lot about Carl’s Jr, since I’m from the UK. But I, for example, don’t drink Coca Cola for very similar reasons to the ones you’re stating.

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isn’t that the same as Domino’s being owned by that super Catholic guy who’s starting a catholic’s-only town in Florida or something? the guy makes Mel Gibson look like Garry Shandling.

what’s funny is domino’s is like matzoh with sauce. blech.

Beliefs are beliefs. We all have them. If I stopped eating or drinking at all the places whose owners I disagreed with, I’d never eat out or have a drink again. Oh shit, come to think of it, I’d be unable to eat in my own home, so I guess that means I’ll just starve. Oh darn.

I’d have to weigh: does the satisfaction from eating the food outweigh the harm I feel is caused by monies from the sale of that food, channeled into a cause/causes I don’t support? (I’m trying to stay on topic here, brother)

Doesn’t McDonald’s fully support gay partners, when it comes to health insurance?? I know there was a huge fit over something like that, conservatives freaking out. It made me like McDonald’s more lol

@casheroo i think that’s Wendy’s. they’ve always asked “where’s the beef?” ;)

@eponymoushipster

yea – that is wendy’s.

No. Sometimes my refusal to frequent a particular business has nothing to do with their politics and more to do with their humanity.
I will not shop at Wal-Mart. They treat their employees terribly, they treat their suppliers worse and they are too selective in how they pick suppliers. In general, it’s everything about their business practices that I dislike.
I hate McDonald’s. For pretty much the same reasons.
As far as Carl’s Jr. I have never eaten there. I believe they are a subsidiary of Hardee’s and I don’t eat there either.

@eponymoushipster well, it’s mcdonld’s too

@casheroo eh, i don’t eat fast food anyways. let me know if chipotle starts oppressing someone. ;)

Probably. I agree with WillWorkForChocolate. If I stopped eating or buying clothes from all the people with beliefs I didn’t agree with, I would probably starve to death naked.

People have varying beliefs. To a degree, it makes sense to not support something that you disagree with. But I think it would be immature to completely avoid business with anyone of a different belief.

Nope.

I stopped eating at Denny’s years ago because they used to refuse to serve black patrons. Once it became illegal to do it openly, Denny’s employees always seated all patrons but somehow never got to certain tables. Now Denny’s is just really, really slow to serve everyone so I go elsewhere.

I don’t care what other people believe. I like the burger – I trade them money for it. I don’t care what they do with the money.

Not everyone believes as I do – and as a world citizen, I recognize this. I’m not going to pull back into a shell and only give money to people who think as I do and own businesses selling the products I need. It’s too much effort to find all of that out.

I’ve been known to picket movies, products, name brands etc.. because of the politics of the Creators. Even if it doesn’t make a difference for them it does make a difference to me. I certainly don’t want to contribute anything to their bad politics.

Now I will admit, for me personally, it is quite difficult to do for everyone who has bad politics or whatever it is I’m picketing for. Only because there are just so many companies out there and I don’t know what half of them are about. But if I hear of a movement against a company/movie/product I will research it and decide if I want to join.

Edit to add: After reading @VS response I will say my “picketing” is more about humanity and not about politics. Just couldn’t think of the right word at the time.

Nope

No – from a pragmatic perspective I know that my refusing to purchase a product or service rarely effects the company and if so they won’t know why sales are being effected unless it’s a very obvious and widespread movement.

If you like a product or service, use it. Or save money at Walmart. Live your life the way you want and directly contribute to causes that serve your ideals, which have far more of an individual effect than depriving Walmart the profit on a box of detergent.

nope, if you tell me that rusty’s (a local burger place) supports socilaism, i would not set my foot there again for the rest of my life!

Yeah, probably.

I don’t let my politics get between me and my cheeseburger.
Just sayin’.

There’s a restaurant in Los Angeles that I used to go to a lot – “El Coyote.” It came out that the owner donated money to support Prop 8. Just felt weird about going there after that.

No I wouldn’t. And that’s why I don’t eat Dominos Pizza. That and the fact that I have tastebuds. But mainly the fact that the owner is a total wingnut.

Individuals choosing not to patronize businesses for reasons like these, especially when not telling them why, have litle clout – as some of you have said. However, when done in concert by many, it can even be noticed by shareholders and cause positive change – just ask Cracker Barrel.